Dr. Geralyn Dexter

Dr. Geralyn Dexter is an LMHC with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, career concerns, addictions, and other life challenges. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she focuses on building a trusting relationship to guide practical change.

She works with people coming through many kinds of difficulty, including mood disorders, panic, self-harm, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those managing chronic illness or pain, caregiving strain, workplace problems, and the stresses that come with young adulthood. Dr. Dexter pays attention to how life circumstances affect day-to-day coping and decision making.

Her sessions draw from several evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness practices. She uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, shift behaviors, and develop skills for emotional regulation and clearer communication. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit for change-focused work around substance use and other behaviors.

Dr. Dexter’s background includes work in intensive outpatient programs, in-home therapy, private practice, and startup environments. That variety shapes a practical, flexible way of working that centers the client’s goals. She aims to help people find realistic steps they can take between sessions to build momentum.

If you are managing relationship conflict, career stress, identity questions, or co-occurring concerns like ADHD and mood symptoms, she helps map a path forward. The emphasis is on collaboration, small experiments, and gradual progress tied to what matters most to you.

How these approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take steps that match those values even when uncomfortable feelings come up. It is useful for stress, life transitions, and improving motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to change behavior and mood; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and panic. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication, which can help with intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying different tools, adjusting the plan, and checking in about what is or isn’t helping.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills and problem-solve in their everyday settings, which can make learning more directly applicable to work and home challenges.